Bertie McBoatface Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Oh go on then Enzo. I can't stand the nagging anymore. I'll be building a bento box of a diorama, with four lads and the Boss enjoying a Christmas feast within the sound of the guns. (Great escape style due to the needs of the dog.) Photo to phollow. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Well if the 1/35 peas get a bit out of scale you can always claim that they are Brussels Sprouts! Regards, Adrian 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Well if the 1/35 peas get a bit out of scale you can always claim that they are Brussels Sprouts! Regards, Adrian It's more black bread, sausage and vodka actually, Adrian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 It's Christmas dinner on the western front from their point of view. I ordered this kit a couple of years ago to take an order into the free postage zone. I wasn't really very impressed when it arrived and I haven't looked at it since. But it seems perfect for this blitz build and it would be good to get rid of the damn thing. Being mini art, there's plenty of sprues to play with. Does anybody recognize these helmets? I think it might be the Romanian fire brigade. 😂 If I can paint it as well as the box art it won't look half bad. And this is the box that I'll build the diorama in. I don't think I'll have time to fill the whole area of the box with diorama details so I'll cut it down and just use a corner. Six four hour shifts should see that one off fairly comfortably. It will be really nice to have someone to talk to over the holiday. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 "removal of main components from the runners is acceptable" It's a MiniArt kit. There aren't any main components! 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I had a bunch of WWI Tommies firmly in my mind's eye for no apparent reason that I can see now. Looks like a great kit - I've always wanted to try a MiniArt figure or two but I never seem to get out of 1/72. Would you be tempted to cut a window into one of the sides of the box? Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: I had a bunch of WWI Tommies firmly in my mind's eye for no apparent reason that I can see now. Looks like a great kit - I've always wanted to try a MiniArt figure or two but I never seem to get out of 1/72. The Christmas Truce of 1914 is probably in your mind. I can't listen to this without a tissue. Be warned! 14 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Would you be tempted to cut a window into one of the sides of the box? Regards, Adrian Like an old fashioned 3D diorama? Yes, that has crossed my mind. I have some micro LEDS too... I probably can't do that in the GB but later maybe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Would you be tempted to cut a window into one of the sides of the box? I can't stop thinking about it now. Peephole at one end. Scene in the middle. Battery behind false wall at the far end. Dim atmospheric lighting. The box is just about the right size. Maybe a false floor so the roof seems lower and the viewpoint is low down and interesting.. . What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: I can't stop thinking about it now. Peephole at one end. Scene in the middle. Battery behind false wall at the far end. Dim atmospheric lighting. The box is just about the right size. Maybe a false floor so the roof seems lower and the viewpoint is low down and interesting.. . What do you think? It is meant to be a blitzbuild remember! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 24 hours is ample. If the scene is only visible from one viewpoint I only need worry about one sixth of the surface of each of the objects. 🤣🤣🤪😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Proof of Concept Testing I think I'm going to need a bigger hole. Apart from that, I think we have a proper job project on our hands now. Hohoho! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 We'll, didn't I get a little overexcited last night! I'll put that down to the pint glass of home made Advocaaaat, and revert to making a small, conventional vignette which will fit into my cabinet. ☺️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 In case you were wondering: Take a chilled can of ready made custard and mix it with about half the quantity of cold milk. Add amaretto liqueur to taste. Drink. Enjoy. Regret. 😉 Nice with a packet of biscuits and a good cigar. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: didn't I get a little overexcited last night Aaah, I thought I'd sold you on it! Well, it's another "one that got away" fisherman's tale for me.... "I'd used diorama-window bait and a number 7 hook. He was this big" (hands wave arms outstretched) Adrian (stupid and sober) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: (stupid and sober) I can't work out whether that's better than stupid and advocaaaaaaaated or not. I guess that means something. Just like, not to me man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: I can't work out Just saying that even before alcohol is applied I can be (a) stupid-silly or (b) stupid-thick. The chances of (a) and (b) both increase with the amount of alcohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: Just saying ... Yeah I understood really. I was joking but I forgot the 😂 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: I was joking Ah, so a case of (b) then. And I’m still sober… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Ah, so a case of (b) then. And I’m still sober… I think we both need a drink. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Hang on a minute, lads. I've got a great idea. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Hang on a minute, lads. I've got a great idea You been at the advocaat again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 I'm all set for the mornink. For the whole weekend actually. The Southern Comfort is for a post lunchtime drink, to aid the digestion of whatever ready meal falls out of the freezer. The Cointreau is for teatime. The Drambuie is for my last drink of the night before bedtime. The Disaronno is unlikely to be used unless I wake up in the night. So I'm sure you can all work out when I drink Warninks Advocaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! But what's this? It seems there's an unannounced guest at the Christmas dinner table. How strange... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I thought a diorama like this might be slightly overwhelming in 24 hours, but now that I see the liquid tools stashed up I think it will all be very smooth work 👍😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Ah, Advocaat. The drink my Aunts loved at Christmas mixed with lemonade to make a snowball - once tasted, never forgotten. I'll be treating myself to a tot of Talisker at some stage, but don't tell @JOCKNEY , it might disturb my attempts at rigging the Fokker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Why is half past six in the morning like a pig's tail? It's twirly! Nevertheless, I'm wide awake and thinking about dioramas... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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